The end of Act II in Romeo and Juliet is particularly influential in the rest of the play. The events that transpire in the subsequent scenes will impinge the lives of both Romeo and Juliet, along with their corresponding households. To begin Scene 5, Juliet is anxiously waiting at her family’s garden in anticipation for the Nurse to return with a message from Romeo. When the Nurse returns, Juliet and she have a lengthy dialogue concerning her plans for marriage with Romeo. At the conclusion of the dialogue between the two, Juliet is told to meet Romeo at Friar Lawrence’s cell so they can be married.…
Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, is a big part in this situation. In the play, Tybalt is hotheaded and always looking to fight the Montagues. After spotting Romeo at the party, he wished to challenge Romeo to a duel. When Romeo refused the duel, Mercutio stepped in and fought Tybalt instead, killing Mercutio. This moved Romeo to challenging Tybalt back.…
The scene I chose was the wedding scene. The wedding scene takes place in the church in the city. Romeo has talked Friar Lawrence into marrying them. The first part of the scene is when Friar and Romeo are talking. They are both on they both are on the left side of the stage in left front.…
MERCUTIO and TYBALT fight Romeo: Benvolio, prepare yourself. Men, stop this fight. Tybalt, Mercutio, the Prince has banned fighting in the streets of New York. Stop, now! (MERCUTIO and TYBALT’S equal power cause for a very close and tense fight.…
By making a reasonable decision, the play could have ended with the “pair of star-cross’d lovers” living happily ever after. This shows that Romeo’s emotions lead to his death and the death of Juliet when she wakes up seeing Romeo. Next, Romeo’s anger made him slain Tybalt because Tybalt slain Mercutio, who was a friend of Romeo’s. Romeo was banished from the city because of his crime which separated him from Juliet. In the play, Romeo says, “Tybalt, take the villain back again/Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him” (3.1.124-128).…
The decision that I found to be particularly hasty was Romeo's decision to commit suicide. I believe that this decision was impulsive and fueled by Romeo's emotions. It lead to not only his death but his lover Juliet as well. If Romeo had been more thoughtful instead of letting his grief and desperate thoughts overwhelm him, he could of created a different ending for the play, one not as tragic. Before Romeo made such a decision, he had been waiting for Friar Lawrence in Mantua to send him news of the uplifting sorts when Balthazar had told him that Juliet had died.…
In the movie, the actors of Romeo and Juliet talk about Shakespeare's felt and thought while making this play. Queen Elizabeth was the main person they were allowed to act. Woman dressed as man, and man dressed as woman in theatre. They didn't think it was allowed but since Queen Elizabeth I loved theatre so much it was considered okay. On the article it doesn't really say about theatre how it did in the movie.…
Our story begins in a fish tank, filled with fish of all colors. The owner of the fish is a man named the Prince. The prince has a son named Paris who rely likes the fish. Paris likes them so much he wants his own. The only bad fish were the red and blue ones.…
Mercutio knows if Tybalt duels with Romeo, Romeo will most likely lose. So Mercutio protects him by insulting Tybalt by saying “O calm, dishonourable, vile submission” then goes on to say, with a now drawn sword “Tybalt you rat catcher, will you walk” which is a question of a duel. Mercutio doing this is a great act of loyalty toward Romeo. Mercutio’s death by Tybalt adds to his heroic services to Romeo. Romeo shows his act of loyalty back to Mercutio by getting revenge on his soul, he does this by beating Tybalt and overall killing him.…
Romeo however, still would not accept so Mercutio stepped in to fight. First it was good fun but the end of the pitched battle Mercutio ends up dying. Romeo realizing his dear friend’s dark reality he exacts his retribution in full force by slaughtering Tybalt out of hate (Nevo 3). After Tybalt’s death…
Romeo has just gotten married with Juliet and was filled with love. Coincidentally, Tybalt and Mercutio were just engaging in a fight. He tried to prevent the fight but, failed. Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo’s friend. Romeo is distraught and slaughters Tybalt.…
Romeo interrupted and tried to stop the fight but Tybalt cuts Mercutio and runs away. Mercutio has died and Romeo’s anger target Tybalt who killed his friend. As a revenge for his friend’s death, Romeo fights against Tybalt and murdered him. As a result, Prince banished Romeo from Verona forever (Act 3). As a consequence of his crime, another tragedy falls on to Romeo and Juliet.…
The first mistake the Nurse makes is helping Juliet marry Romeo in secret. The Nurse, to some extent, encourages Juliet to marry Romeo, knowing neither Romeo nor Juliet have parental permission. She even passes on the message of the proposal from Romeo to Juliet: “[Hie] you hence to Friar Laurence’ cell, There stays a husband to make you a wife.” (2. 5. 68-69) Most of what happens after Romeo and Juliet’s marriage is one big downward spiral that does not end until the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet.…
Tybalt is a quarrelsome character, but Romeo does not want to fight with his lover's cousin. Mercutio disapproves of Romeo’s attitude and challenges Tybalt as a matter of honour. Mercutio takes up the fight on Romeo's behalf for no reason other than that he loves Romeo. When Tybalt comes to fight with Romeo, his threats and his offensive words arouse Mercutio's anger. In fact, Mercutio plays a minor role in this play, but Shakespeare puts him in to arouse the reader's anger by his death. "…
Extended Response - Shakespeare INTRO William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream are plays that share similar ideologies and representations despite them being a tragedy and a comedy respectively. The similarities are predominantly that of the father daughter relationship, as well as love, marriage and rebellion. Romeo and Juliet is a story about star crossed lovers whose families are feuding, with a plot line that focuses on Juliet and her father Capulet.…